Newly minted state Rep. Pat Marsh has been assigned to the House Commerce Committee and the House Transportation Committee, according to the AP. The appointment gives Republicans a one-seat majority on those panels, which had been dividedly evenly between Republicans and Democrats during this spring’s legislative session. House Republican Caucus Chairman Glen Casada had previously said […]

An opinion out today from the state attorney general’s office says that guns are banned around athletic fields and other park recreation areas when they are being used for school functions. The opinion, which came at the request of College Grove Rep. Glen Casada, would seem to clarify the situation in Murfreesboro, where the city […]

House Republican Caucus Chairman Glen Casada just finds more ways to get his office mixed up in courts. An AP story has Casada saying he maybe-probably-I-don’t-remember-but-yes-I was the source of a rumor that Democrat Roger Byrge had been arrested multiple times on drug offenses. The rumor was repeated on the blog of Knoxville Republican Rep. […]

The bill in question tonight is HB0962, one of several bills dealing with guns this session. It’s not the only one on guns in restaurants, but could become the main bill carried by supporters of the legislation, depending on the amendments adopted and, of course, the final vote. The Senate version of this bill is […]

A former state representative who was the target of a controversial campaign is suing the stateâ€™s ethics commission after it dismissed his complaint against two Republican lawmakers. Nathan Vaughn, who served in the House from 2002 until his defeat in November, filed the lawsuit Wednesday in Davidson County Chancery Court. The lawsuit refers to a […]

Hmm…kind of makes Tennessee’s four legislators who signed on to a legal action intended to force Pres. Obama to prove his citizenship seem tame in comparison. Politico’s Ben Smith reports: Fifteen Republican members of the Missouri General Assembly have signed on to a state constitutional amendment that appears aimed at advancing the claims of the […]

Alabama Sen. Richard Shelby pulled back from comments that were picked up by a state newspaper that seemed to indicate his support for the idea that Barack Obama’s citizenship status was in question. This issue hit a fever pitch in Tennessee earlier this month when four state lawmakers signed on to a legal action intended […]

Wild Bills is a maybe-sometimes-recurring feature, in which we offer you legislation just crazy enough to have a fighting chance (or maybe not) among this cat herd. Today we have a bill that could be a victory to all those who use dry cleaners as their second closets: Sen. Paul Stanley and Rep. Glen Casada […]

First it was Rep.Â Eric Swafford, who signed on a lawsuit challenging President Obama’s citizenship. Now, Theo Emery reports that Reps. Stacey Campfield, Glen Casada and Frank Nicely have signed on to the legal action filed by Dr. Orly Taitz. Share on FacebookPosted In: National, State